1Senior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, SKIMS Medical College and Hospital, Bemina, Srinagar
2Post Graduates, Department of Forensic Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana Distt. Ambala
3Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, SKIMS Medical College and Hospital, AIIMS, Bilaspur (HP)
*Corresponding Author : Dr. Rajinder Saini, Post Graduates, Department of Forensic Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana Distt. Ambala Contact : +91 9138149887, Email: dr.rajendersaini4421@gmail.com
Stature is an important and useful anthropometric parameter to establish partial identity of an individual. There is an established relationship between stature and different parts of the body which can help a forensic expert to calculate stature from mutilated and dismembered body parts in forensic examinations.
Relationship between percutaneous length of right index finger and stature was carried out on 31 males and 33 females students.
Significant correlation exists between stature and finger length. Pearson correlation between finger length and stature was higher among females than males.
These findings suggest that index finger length can be used as predictive tool for stature calculation of an individual by Anthropologists and Forensic Medicine experts.
Stature, Index finger, Length
